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Here are answers to the commonly asked questions about where to resell Painted Ponies, and what their current value is:
When collectors choose to resell their Painted Ponies, we recommend doing so on eBay. There is also a Facebook group, which was set up by Painted Ponies collectors and is not monitored by The Trail of Painted Corporate Office, where you can offer your Painted Ponies for sale. Here is a link to that Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/PaintedPoniessellbuyswapauction
To find the current perceived value of your Painted Ponies, we suggest searching on eBay for the same figurine with a similar edition number. If you have an eBay account, you can look up what that particular figurine has sold for recently, and that will give you an even more accurate perceived value.
Do you have a catalogue of all the ponies you have produced? If so where can
I look at it? Have you published such a catalogue?
To view all the Painted Ponies that have been produced, you can go to Collectors, and then Collectors Checklist. Or, you can go to Registry.
I am looking for the 9x14 painted glass ponies war pony, medicine doctor or any of the 4 that were done by Joan Baker or any other trail of painted pony artists.
We are sold out of the art glass on the Official Store. Your best bet would be to go to eBay and type in "Painted Ponies Art Glass", where you will find them available through other sellers.
I have purchased a Blood Brothers, however, it came without a box or story card. I found on the website that I can recreate the story card but is there someway I can get a box?
I'm afraid we do not create extra boxes for the figurines.
How to become an artist for "The trail of painted ponies"?
So you download the form and you sketch your design and then send it in?
Or do you really want us to paint on the paper and then send it in?
If design is approved do you send us a model to paint on ?
Most of the designs we develop into figurines begin with a downloaded form on which the artist sketches or paints their design and then sends it in. If the design is striking and different and we think it will translate well into a 7" figurine, we usually ask the artist to create the design from different angles - front, back and top. At this time, we do not send out a resin model to paint. We do, however, include the artist in the approval process to make certain the final figurine captures the essence of the design they created.
what are the painted ponies made of? Are they resin or porcelain/china? Thank you
The Painted Pony figurines are made of an artist-grade resin. When we first started, back in 2003, some of the Ponies were made of porcelain but as the designs became more complex and details were added, we moved to resin.
How are your figurines made? What is the process to creating them?
When a design comes in that we think will translate well as a figurine, we work with the artist to create drawings from all angles. The factory we work with in Asia will then craft the design, with all its details, into clay and present it to us for approval. There is usually a lot of back-and-forth, which includes the artist of the original, and when everyone is satisfied, we move to the painting stage. Again, there is a back-and-forth to get the painting right, and when we are satisfied a sample of the painted Pony is sent to us for approval. This is why we feel justified in calling Painted Pony figurines miniature works of art.
I have a quarter horse pony that has the 1E printed on the bottom, along with all the other printing usual on the bottom of ponies, but no actual number. I was told that it was a sample pony for the salesmen to show the store owners what the pony would look like or a pre-edition. Is this the case?
It does not look like it has been tampered with. I can send you a photo if needed.
I await your response.
Merry Xmas.
Cheers
Sally Hall
Merry Christmas to you too. The scenario you describe is plausible. Although it was supposed to be prohibited for salesmen to sell sample Painted Ponies, we heard that this was happening because of their popularity. So we stepped up security precautions and were assured the practice had stopped. But it is also possible that because Painted Ponies are numbered by hand, this is one that slipped through the oversight process.
When did the medicine horse pony retire?
"Medicine Horse" was produced in two sizes. The large 9" Medicine Horse was retired I 2008. The classic sized Medicine Horse was retired in 2011.
is the unesco collection, the same quality as the original Westland collection?
We have done our best to maintain the same quality since we transitioned to Enesco. There may be individual differences, and each design, being an original, may have its own set of challenges, but overall we feel we have held to the same high standard with each company. The most recent challenge has been that COVID-19 forced the closure of all the factories we were working with in China. In their place we have moved to a quality factory in Thailand. This is a situation that a lot of companies whose "supply chain" extends to Asia have confronted.
We have done a paint your own pony in pencil. Want to keep it that way. Is there a clear coating I can use to preserve it? Thank you
It would be best to check with your local crafts store, or Michaels or JoAnns.
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